by wilderness | Apr 7, 2015 | 2014 trips, Accomplishments, backpacking, Gila, National Forests, New Mexico, photography, Photos from the Field, volunteer, wilderness, Wilderness Act
Our 2014 photo contest had many wonderful submissions, such as the following great shots of the moon.WV participant David Peters on two of his photos he took on the Continental Divide Trail building project in New Mexico’s Gila National Forest:I love taking...
by wilderness | Feb 27, 2015 | Accomplishments, Barack Obama, Colorado, conservation, Monument Designation, New National Monument, volunteer, White House Barack Obama, wild, wilderness
Chalk Cliffs of Browns Canyon, Colorado. Photo by John Fielder / Friends of Browns CanyonLast week, President Obama declared three new National Monuments under the 1906 Antiquities Act. The three areas offer a range of of educational, historical and wilderness...
by wilderness | Feb 6, 2015 | 2015 trips, archeology, desert, geology, hiking, Leave No Trace, San Rafael Swell, trip spotlight, Utah, volunteer, volunteer vacation, wild, wilderness
Photo of the San Rafael Swell, from photographer Vera de Kok, Spaces are available on a spring WV service project in one of the most striking areas of the Colorado Plateau – the San Rafael Swell. Geologically referred to as a massive domal...
by wilderness | May 21, 2014 | 2014 trips, Accomplishments, Barack Obama, Leave No Trace, New Mexico, New National Monument, Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks, volunteer
Organ Mountains as seen from the east.Nearly 500,000 acres of beautiful New Mexico wild land are now protected with the declaration of the new Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument. The work in managing the monument only begins once the land is...
by wilderness | Apr 29, 2014 | 2014 trips, California, Canyonlands, hiking, La Sal Mountains, Leave No Trace, Manti-La Sal NF, Outdoor, trail maintenance, trail work, Utah, volunteer
Join Wilderness Volunteers on our second annual project in the La Sal Mountains of the Manti-La Sal National Forest, July 27 – August 2, 2014. The La Sal Mountains are the second highest range in Utah and offer miles of trails, great wildlife viewing, abundant...
by wilderness | Jan 15, 2014 | 2013 trips, 2014 trips, Accomplishments, backpacking, camping, Canyonlands, La Sal Mountains, Manti-La Sal NF, Testimonial, trail work, Utah, volunteer, wilderness, Wilderness Stewardship Volunteer
We recently caught up with Brian Murdock, the Recreation, Wilderness & Trails Manager for the Monticello/Moab ranger district of the Manti-La Sal National Forest to talk about our work in the Dark Canyon Wilderness; our next project there is May 11 –...